Wednesday, May 29: Today was our Supreme Court Simulation. We had three cases presented and the Supreme Court came up with a ruling for each.
Due: McCulloch v. Maryland, The "Supreme" in Supreme Court In Class: Supreme Court Simulation Participation Homework: All work due Friday Friday, May 30: No class due to Day of Service. Extra Credit: Research a Supreme Court case and answer the following questions. The depth of your answers will determine the number of points you receive. 1. What is the case about? 2. What constitutional issues does the case deal with? Why are those the issues? 3. What is the precedent for this case? 4. What do you think the ruling should be? Why? 5. What did the Supreme Court decide in real life? Why was that their decision?
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Tuesday, May 21: Students took the unit test on local government and citizenship. If absent, see Ms. Nay ASAP. They then were given roles for the Supreme Court simulation.
Due: Citizen Me In Class: Unit Test Homework: None Thursday, May 23: Students had time to prep the Supreme Court simulation. If they were ready, we began. Otherwise, the simulation will be next class (Wednesday). Due: None In Class: Sim Prep Homework: Be ready for simulation Monday, May 13: We learned about municipal governments. As a class we read about municipal governments. Students were then assigned to research cities/towns, counties, school boards, or special districts and complete the notes section from last class about them. The students then jigsawed, sharing their answers. They then either played Counties Work on iCivics or worked on the homework.
Due: County Governments In Class: Municipal Governments notes (turned in) Homework: Municipal Government packet Wednesday, May 15: Students learned about government participation today. They completed a paper assignment about involvement in government. When completed, they got onto icivics.org and played one of the following: Counties Work, Responsibility Launcher, or Activate. Due: Municipal Government packet In Class: Participation in Government assignment Homework: None Friday, May 17: We continued the discussion of citizen participation in government. We then reviewed for the test next class. Due: None In Class: Citizen Me Homework: Study Tuesday, May 7: We learned about state governments today, and focused specifically on Utah, comparing the federal government to the Utah state government. Students took notes on the comparison. They then completed the State Legislatures reading and assignment.
Due: What States Do In Class: State government notes Homework: State Legislatures Thursday, May 9: Today we discussed more local governments and how they work. Due: State Legislatures In Class: Participation Homework: Local Government |